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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16 (21) Application number: 07810355.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 43/00(2006.01) A61K 31/33(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/015826 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/008397 (17.01.2008 Gazette 2008/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 14.07.2006 US 830949 P (71) Applicant: Stiefel Research Australia Pty Ltd Rowville VIC 3178 (AU)	(72) Inventors: ABRAM, Albert, Zorko Wantirna, VIC 3152 (AU) GOLDSTEIN, Iulian Bentleigh East, VIS 3165 (AU) (74) Representative: Schulz, Dirk et al Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte Neuer Zollhof 2 40221 Düsseldorf 40221 Düsseldorf (DE)